Lafayette County, MS has a population of 51,169 people with a median age of 28.5 and a median household income of $44,643. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Lafayette County, MS grew from 50,256 to 51,169, a 1.82% increase and its median household income grew from $41,343 to $44,643, a 7.98% increase.

The population of Lafayette County, MS is 70.4%White, 24%Black, and 2.32%Hispanic. 4.8% of the people in Lafayette County, MS speak a non-English language, and 97.9% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lafayette County, MS are University of Mississippi, with 5,151 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.

The median property value in Lafayette County, MS is $159,200, and the homeownership rate is 59.7%. Most people in Lafayette County, MS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafayette County, MS is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lafayette County, MS is $44,643. Males in Lafayette County, MS have an average income that is 1.57 times higher than the average income of females, which is $30,707. The income inequality of Lafayette County, MS (measured using the Gini index) is 0.437 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Lafayette County, MS have a median annual income of $44,643, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Lafayette County, MS compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lafayette County, MS was Census Tract 504.01 with a value of $60,158, followed by Census Tract 505.01 and Census Tract 502.01, with respective values of $56,315 and $46,875.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Lafayette County, MS colored by their Median Household Income.

25.8% of the population in Lafayette County, MS (46,077 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Male 18-24, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lafayette County, MS is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Lafayette County, MS grew at a rate of 4.02%, from 21,711 employees to 22,584 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafayette County, MS, are Educational Services, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lafayette County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Lafayette County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Lafayette County, MS. In Lafayette County, MS the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 62 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,239. Coahoma County, MS has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Mississippi.

The closest comparable data for the county of Lafayette County, MS is from the public use microdata area of Lafayette, Monroe, Itawamba, Chickasaw & Calhoun Counties PUMA, MS.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Lafayette County, MS residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Mississippi. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lafayette County, MS were $9,239 in 2014, but $8,732 in 2013. These numbers represent a 5.81% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Lafayette County, MS are $$349 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Lafayette County, MS compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Lafayette County, MS between the ages of 65 and 75 had 435 eye exams, 545 hemoglobin tests, and 531 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 396 women in Lafayette County, MS between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 243 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Yalobusha County, MS has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 18.2%, the highest value of any county in Mississippi. This represents a 24.7% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 14.6%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mississippi colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Issaquena County, MS has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 28.4%, the highest value of any county in Mississippi. This represents a 13.6% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 25%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mississippi colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Coahoma County, MS has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 36.9, the highest rate of any county in Mississippi. This represents a 11.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 33.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in Mississippi colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Lafayette County, MS is home to a population of 51,169 people, from which 97.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Lafayette County, MS is composed of 36,042White residents (70.4%), 12,258Black residents (24%), 1,188Hispanic residents (2.32%), 989Asian residents (1.93%), and 558Two+ residents (1.09%). The most common foreign languages in Lafayette County, MS are Spanish (899 speakers), Tagalog (210 speakers), and Other Indic (178 speakers), but compared to other places, Lafayette County, MS has a relative high number of Gujarati (134 speakers), Other Indic (178 speakers), and Thai (29 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Lafayette County, MS was 28.5. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 28.4, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 31.5. But people in Lafayette County, MS are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Lafayette County, MS residents was 27.6.

As of 2015, 97.9% of Lafayette County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette County, MS was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lafayette County, MS compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 2.94 times more White residents (36,042 people) in Lafayette County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12,258Black and 1,188Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Lafayette County, MS as a share of the total population.

2,326 of Lafayette County, MS citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Lafayette County, MS was Spanish. 1.76% of the overall population of Lafayette County, MS are native Spanish speakers. 0.41% speak Tagalog and 0.35% speak Other Indic, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Lafayette County, MS has a relatively high number of residents that are native Gujarati speakers. In 2015, there were 134 native Gujarati speakers living in Lafayette County, MS, approximately 2.15 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Lafayette County, MS awarded 5,151 degrees. The student population of Lafayette County, MS is skewed towards females, with 2,042 male students and 3,109 female students. Most students in Lafayette County, MS are White (3,992 and 77.5%), followed by Black or African American (709 and 13.8%), Hispanic or Latino (117 and 2.27%), and Asian (95 and 1.84%). The largest universities in Lafayette County, MS by number of graduates are University of Mississippi (5,151 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Lafayette County, MS are Registered Nursing (253 and 4.91%), General Studies (201 and 3.9%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (199 and 3.86%). The median tuition costs in Lafayette County, MS are N/A for private four year colleges, and $7,344 and $20,574 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Lafayette County, MS were White. These 3,992 graduates mean that there were 5.63 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 709 graduates.

The median property value in Lafayette County, MS is $159,200, which is 0.82 times smaller than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value increased from $151,700 to $159,200, a 4.94% increase. The homeownership rate of Lafayette County, MS is 59.7%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Lafayette County, MS have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Lafayette County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,643

Median Household Income

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17,334

Number of Households

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In 2015, the median household income of the 17,334 households in Lafayette County, MS grew to $44,643 from the previous year's value of $41,343.

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Lafayette County, MS grew to $159,200 from the previous year's value of $151,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Lafayette County, MS compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lafayette County, MS the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k-$250k range.

This chart shows the households in Lafayette County, MS distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lafayette County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lafayette County, MS have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Lafayette County, MS have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Lafayette County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Lafayette County, MS compared to its parent geographies.